Giant tree crashes onto city street
EXCLUSIVE pics: Bystanders were in shock after a massive tree uprooted and fell across an inner-city street in wild Sydney weather.
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Cyclone, typhoon, hurricane: What’s the difference?
THIS is one of the most powerful storms Earth has seen. What makes it stronger than the others? And what is with the name Haiyan? Here’s everything you need to know.
Astonishing pic reveals size of super typhoon
YOU can see the scale of the Typhoon Haiyan in this incredible image captured by satellites. With gusts of more than 350kmh, the typhoon reportedly killed more than 100.
10 simple points on climate change
IT’S either the end of the world and we’re going to die or it’s an overblown threat. This is your guide to climate change.
Can this weed save the world?
FIFTY million years ago the Earth was overheated by greenhouse gases and the future of life seemed bleak. But a little green fern saved the day. Can it do it again?
Inside Australia’s freezing storm
IT’S not every day you see a ‘roo in the snow. This is just one of thousands of amazing photos shared online of Australia’s winter snow storm..
Poison spray trial to target KI’s feral cats
A NEW trap for feral cats, which sprays a poison on to their fur, will be trialled on Kangaroo Island, in an effort to free the island of the animal by 2030.
This is what snow in Queensland looks like
SNOWPOCALYPSE! The main highway between Sydney and Melbourne has reopened but other major roads remain closed. Meanwhile, there’s snow in Qld. Yep.
‘I love you always and forever’
THESE are the words someone has written to a Melbourne tree. Yes, you read that correctly. 77,000 trees in Melbourne have been assigned emails and people are writing to them.
Antarctic Vortex vs megablizzard!
LAST year we had the “megablizzard” which dumped snow on our mountains. This year it’s been the Antarctic Vortex. So who won? This graph reveals all.
SeaWorld saboteur is ‘double agent’
HE HAS protested against the marine park for years, telling people to bring it down and empty killer whale tanks. But now there are allegations that he is actually working for the other side.
‘We’re going to get hammered’
IT would kill 13,000 people, ruin economies and flatten entire US cities, forcing thousands to try to outrun a 30m wall of water. And experts say it’s long overdue.
Warnings issued as more snow falls
RESIDENTS across Australia’s southeast have woken to sub-zero temperatures and snow, as the latest icy blast brings new severe weather warnings.
Here we go again: Fresh row erupts
BRACE yourselves. A fresh row has erupted over Labor’s climate change policy — and this fight could be just as ugly as the last.
Antarctic Vortex brings a deep freeze
THE Antarctic Vortex has made eastern Australia shiver. As more snow falls, a cold front will see temperatures drop towards zero or subzero.
Warming ‘a looming worldwide disaster’
COLLAPSING nations. Refugees in the millions. A world scrambling to feed itself. This is the apocalyptic vision presented by a UK Foreign Office climate change assessment.
‘The world could be overwhelmed’
FAMINE. Disease. Drought. Any one of these would be a crisis, but now we’re facing all of them at once in a ‘perfect storm’.
No escape from Antarctic Vortex
JUST when you thought it was safe … conditions are set to deteriorate today as a new cold front sweeps in. Here’s what to expect.
Why is Australia being held back?
CHANGE is coming and some countries will adapt and flourish while others stagnate. Here’s what’s holding Australia back.
When will this unholy cold snap end?
THE cold weather battering the east coast has done its worst, but it’s still not time to hang up those scarfs yet.
Inside Australia’s Antarctic Vortex
RESIDENTS in the deep freeze have been flooding social media with thousands of photos of Australia’s cold snap. This is what they’re seeing.
Deep sea volcanoes found off Sydney
IN AN incredible find, a submerged volcano cluster — thought to be about 50 million years old — has been discovered by chance off the coast of Sydney.
Moo. I’m stuck in snow. Help!
SIGH. This adorable little fighter was born in the middle of the Antarctic Vortex. His survival story won’t melt snow, but it will surely melt your heart.
Earth heading for ‘mini ice age’
THINK the Antarctic Vortex is freezing? Solar scientists predict a new ‘mini ice age’ is coming in the next 15 years.
Thundersnow just happened. Wow
THE Antarctic Vortex has swirled its furious way into eastern Australia, bringing a freak phenomenon called ‘thundersnow’. Watch the amazing video.
‘Volcano of Fire’ spectacularly erupts
TOWNS have been evacuated and ash and lava continue to flow as Mexico’s “Volcano of Fire” lived up to its name in its biggest eruption in more than a century.
What did NASA see from space?
WHAT NASA saw from space has the world worried. But one Australian state reckons they’ve got it all wrong, and they’re ignoring the warnings.
How low the Antarctic Vortex will go
PARTS of Australia are expecting subzero temperatures and damaging winds to reach blizzard intensity of 90km/h, as snow continues to fall and the big freeze starts to bite.
Stop your whingeing, Australia
OPINION: Moaning and groaning about winter? I was like you once, but now I’ll never complain about an Australian winter again. And I’ve got a message for you.
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